OREANDA-NEWS. Igor Bardintsev has been appointed as Severstal’s Chief digital officer (CDO). As a CDO he will be responsible for the development and implementation of the company’s digital strategy and aligning the company’s digital systems using best practice to improve Severstal’s competitive advantage in this field.

Alexey Kulichenko, Chief Financial Officer, said:

“We have realized there is a much greater demand for digitalized systems that can operate alongside technology and process large amounts of data in all areas from production, repair and technology to finalizing purchases and sales. There are already so many examples of successful projects in this field and we are confident that we are able to develop these systems within the company in order to increase efficiency. Igor’s experience will be very beneficial to Severstal and I am excited to see our progress in this new promising direction”.